'There is no magic potion to cure Leicester Tigers ills - we have to double our efforts'

Winger Sam Aspland-Robinson had an early chance to score against Northampton Saints. Picture - David Rogers/Getty Images

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Geordan Murphy says there is no magic potion which can restore the confidence that has been draining away from Leicester Tigers players.

The Leicester head coach believes that the only answer is sheer hard work in preparing for games - and fighting for everything on the pitch.

Tigers have a fortnight between last Friday's loss to Northampton Saints and the visit of Exeter Chiefs on April 6. In that time Murphy not only has to put together a game plan to upset the Chiefs, but also has to try and restore some sense of self-belief within the squad.

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"The biggest thing for the people that I spoke to after the Saints match, ex-players, guys who were at the game, was that we are clearly very, very low on confidence," Murphy said.

"We made a mistake early in the game and our entire body language dropped. We just seemed to be second best to everything on the evening. Northampton Saints definitely deserved to win the game."

He added that the lack of confidence manifested itself in Leicester being unable to take the bulk of the opportunities they created with Sam Aspland-Robinson, Kyle Eastmond, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole and Brendon O'Connor all unable to apply the finishing touches when Tigers did threaten their rivals.

Head coach Geordan Murphy is searching for a way to solve his side's lack of confidence. Picture - Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

"I see five opportunities there to score tries," Murphy said. "They are opportunities that when your game is on, you score. That wasn't us on the night. We just looked a little devoid of confidence because nothing clicked for us. We worked tirelessly, it is just purely a confidence thing.

"The simple thing is that we didn't play well on the night. The confidence isn't there and it is difficult to get that back. There is no magic pill for giving people confidence. As a result we are at the bottom end. We are in the mire."